{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-148.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 148.405","heading":"Sources of ignition.","body":"(a) Except in an emergency, no welding, burning, cutting, chipping, or other operations involving the use of fire, open flame, sparks, or arc-producing equipment, may be performed in a cargo hold containing a Table 148.10 material or in an adjacent space.\n(b) A cargo hold or adjacent space must not have any flammable gas concentrations over 10 percent of the LFL before the master may approve operations involving the use of fire, open flame, or spark- or arc-producing equipment in that hold or adjacent space.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER N—DANGEROUS CARGOES","PART 148—CARRIAGE OF BULK SOLID MATERIALS THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING","Subpart F—Additional Special Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"cced9dc3216bc0d44702903526eab8e8e3f05a80caa349ecbec8a68060eefb0b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-148.400","next":"us/46-cfr-148.407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}